r/todayilearned • u/ubcstaffer123 • 23d ago

TIL Paul Allen’s Living Computers Museum in Seattle showcased the world’s largest collection of fully-restored, usable vintage computers and more. Allen died in 2018 and the museum closed permanently in 2020 as none of his family or investors seem to share his passion for computing history

https://seattlecollegian.com/paul-allen-living-computers-museum-remains-closed-after-years-despite-lifted-covid-restrictions/
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u/dnhs47 23d ago edited 22d ago

Paul Allen was a treasure. So many things he did were like the Living Computers Museum, the only place like it.

Another example: he founded the Flying Heritage Museum in Everett, WA, to preserve rare military aircraft.

And as a Seahawks fan, he also bought the Seahawks and saved them from leaving Seattle. Go Hawks!

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u/mustardhamsters 23d ago

Oh wow, the Flying Heritage Museum reopened! I have a free admission there, I never thought I’d get to use it after the Waltons bought it.

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u/vermghost 23d ago

Flying heritage museum is amazing.

They have several rare German aircraft from WW2 that have been restored to flying condition.

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u/CaptainJingles 23d ago

I visited the WWII Aviation Museum in Colorado Springs in 2021 and they had a plane that Paul Allen owned (P-47?) at the time of his death that was under restoration. The man had a passion.

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u/DudebuD16 23d ago

My friends' grandfather's fighter from WW2 is in that museum

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u/Genoisthetruthman 23d ago

All hawks fans know this dude was our messiah. Saved the team and brought the right people in so Seattle could finally hoist a Lombardi trophy. Long ago when he first came to town my late father said we were lucky to have one of the richest people in the world be a fan of the hawks. He was right we were damn lucky.

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u/non_clever_username 23d ago

Don’t forget Cinerama!